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If only . . . Italy had claimed Lawrence Bruno Nero Dallaglio for themselves. Successful in enticing eligible Australians and Argentinians, the Azzurri were on Dallaglio’s scent, having spotted his surname when England Under-19s met Italy Colts in a match at Cambridge. The son of an Italian, Vincenzo Dallaglio, Milan did their best, offering young Lawrence a place at Milan University. “They had obviously done their homework and saw the way to attract me was through my stomach and a couple of bottles of decent red wine,” he said.

Arrivederci Lawrence? Grazie all the same. There just wouldn’t be enough chianti in the